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Goa court acquits journalist Tarun Tejpal of rape charges

Goa court acquits journalist Tarun Tejpal of rape charges

Rediff.com21 May 2021

Tejpal, former Tehelka editor-in-chief, was accused of sexually assaulting the colleague inside the elevator of a luxury hotel in Goa in 2013.

Delhi court orders framing of charges against Pachauri

Delhi court orders framing of charges against Pachauri

Rediff.com14 Sep 2018

On February 13, 2015 an FIR was registered against him and he was granted anticipatory bail in the case on March 21.

Maharashtra tops country in rioting cases in 2022

Maharashtra tops country in rioting cases in 2022

Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

The data also showed that the state stood third in cases of murder (at 2,295) after Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in 2022, and ranked fourth in rape cases (at 2,904) after Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

Case against friskers who forced girls to remove bra in NEET exam

Case against friskers who forced girls to remove bra in NEET exam

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

The case was registered after a team of women officers recorded the statement of the girl, they said, adding that an investigation has been launched and the friskers who were allegedly involved in the act would be arrested soon.

3 men strip, molest IIT-BHU student; make video of the act

3 men strip, molest IIT-BHU student; make video of the act

Rediff.com2 Nov 2023

A student of IIT-Benares Hindu University, Varanasi, was allegedly molested and stripped by three motorcycle-borne men, who also recorded a video of the act, near her hostel, the police said on Thursday.

Woman molested on Mumbai train, accused arrested

Woman molested on Mumbai train, accused arrested

Rediff.com27 Jul 2013

A 23-year-old woman was attacked in the ladies compartment of a local train on Saturday morning by a man who tried to strangulate her when she resisted a rape attempt.

365,300 Crimes Against Women

365,300 Crimes Against Women

Rediff.com23 Dec 2023

Cruelty by husband or his relatives accounted for 38.3 per cent of all crimes against women.

UP: Bike runs over girl after 2 men pull her dupatta, 3 held

UP: Bike runs over girl after 2 men pull her dupatta, 3 held

Rediff.com17 Sep 2023

The arrested accused were identified as Sehbaz and his brother Arbaz, who pulled the dupatta. The third accused, Faisal, ran over the girl. It is yet to be ascertained if there is any connection between the accused brothers and Faisal, the officials said.

Jolt to YC chief as HC rejects pre-arrest bail plea in harassment case

Jolt to YC chief as HC rejects pre-arrest bail plea in harassment case

Rediff.com5 May 2023

Justice Ajit Borthakur in his judgement said that the court is of the opinion that the case is not a fit one to grant the privilege of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner and as such it stood rejected.

BJP expels UP leader after rape-murder case him

BJP expels UP leader after rape-murder case him

Rediff.com11 Sep 2023

Maharajganj district president of the Bharatiya Janata Party's minority cell Masoom Raza Rahi, against whom a rape and murder case was recently filed, has been expelled from the party for six years.

Sahil Gehlot had plans to show Nikki's murder as accident

Sahil Gehlot had plans to show Nikki's murder as accident

Rediff.com20 Feb 2023

Gehlot allegedly killed Yadav, stuffed her body inside a refrigerator of his dhaba in southwest Delhi, and went off to marry another woman. The incident had come to light on February 14, Valentine's Day, four days after the crime.

Hyderabad varsity prof held for molesting foreign student

Hyderabad varsity prof held for molesting foreign student

Rediff.com3 Dec 2022

A University of Hyderabad (UoH) professor was taken into custody for allegedly trying to misbehave with a foreign student, police said on Saturday.

Manipur women paraded naked: CBI files chargesheet against juvenile among 7

Manipur women paraded naked: CBI files chargesheet against juvenile among 7

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

The agency filed the charge sheet against six people and a report against one child in conflict with the law before a special CBI court in Guwahati, nearly three months Manipur Police made arrests in the case.

Wrestlers' sexual harassment case: WFI ex-chief Brij Bhushan granted bail

Wrestlers' sexual harassment case: WFI ex-chief Brij Bhushan granted bail

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

A Delhi court on Thursday granted regular bail to outgoing WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case of sexual harassment of women wrestlers.

'If I'm not safe, then...': DCW chief Swati Maliwal dragged by drunk driver

'If I'm not safe, then...': DCW chief Swati Maliwal dragged by drunk driver

Rediff.com19 Jan 2023

The DCW chief in her complaint to police alleged that the man who was driving a white-coloured car stopped the car near her and "made indecent gestures" at her.

Delhi police begins search for man who urinated on AI co-passenger

Delhi police begins search for man who urinated on AI co-passenger

Rediff.com4 Jan 2023

A senior police officer said based on the complaint of the victim given to the Air India, a case has been registered under the the Indian Penal Code and the Aircraft Rules.

Tejpal verdict: 'Judicial system lets down another woman'

Tejpal verdict: 'Judicial system lets down another woman'

Rediff.com21 May 2021

"The hell of being yanked around by police, courts, repeatedly to Goa. The hell of having this case tied to her neck like an albatross. The hell of systematic slander campaigns against her by TT (Tarun Tejpal) and Friends. Her integrity being smeared in court and in social parties," Krishnan said in another tweet.

Andaman gang-rape: Chargesheet filed against ex-chief secretary, 2 others

Andaman gang-rape: Chargesheet filed against ex-chief secretary, 2 others

Rediff.com5 Feb 2023

The SIT headed by Monika Bhardwaj submitted the charge sheet on Friday.

Minor sexually assaulted by senior student inside school bus in Delhi, held

Minor sexually assaulted by senior student inside school bus in Delhi, held

Rediff.com2 Sep 2023

The accused has been apprehended, a senior police officer said.

MP gang rape: BJP says action if survivor names leader's son

MP gang rape: BJP says action if survivor names leader's son

Rediff.com16 Jul 2023

The woman was allegedly abducted and raped by four persons in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district on Friday afternoon, after which the victim tried to end her life, police earlier said.

Girl thrown before train in UP for resisting harassment; loses hand, legs

Girl thrown before train in UP for resisting harassment; loses hand, legs

Rediff.com11 Oct 2023

The father of the intermediate student alleged that a youth and his companion used to harass his daughter when she went for tuitions in the evenings.

Man who urinated on female passenger on AI flight is from Mumbai

Man who urinated on female passenger on AI flight is from Mumbai

Rediff.com5 Jan 2023

On November 26, an inebriated male passenger had urinated on a female co-passenger during a flight from New York to Delhi.

Manipur women pleaded cops to drive them safety but ...: CBI chargesheet

Manipur women pleaded cops to drive them safety but ...: CBI chargesheet

Rediff.com30 Apr 2024

The Manipur Police personnel allegedly drove the two women from the Kuki-Zomi community, who had sought refuge in their official Gypsy, to a mob of around 1,000 Meiti rioters in Kangpokpi district, the Central Bureau of Investigation chargesheet has said.

3 held for raping IIT-BHU student; Oppn claims accused linked to BJP

3 held for raping IIT-BHU student; Oppn claims accused linked to BJP

Rediff.com31 Dec 2023

The incident took place on the night of November 1. Following the incident, hundreds of BHU students had held a protest on the campus and demanded that the entry of outsiders be banned.

Swati Maliwal 'assault': FIR registered against Kejriwal's aide

Swati Maliwal 'assault': FIR registered against Kejriwal's aide

Rediff.com17 May 2024

The BJP attacked Kejriwal after he refused to comment on the Maliwal "assault" matter during a press conference in Lucknow. He was flanked by Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh.

Air India deboards unruly passenger for causing 'physical harm' to crew

Air India deboards unruly passenger for causing 'physical harm' to crew

Rediff.com10 Apr 2023

In recent times, there have been various incidents of unruly passengers onboard domestic and international flights.

CCTV shows Tejpal pulling woman into hotel lift: Police

CCTV shows Tejpal pulling woman into hotel lift: Police

Rediff.com28 Nov 2013

The CCTV footage of the area outside the elevator, in which the alleged sexual assault took place, corroborates the victim's narration, said an officer, who is part of the team investigating the footage, on the condition of anonymity.

Fresh charges slapped on hatemonger Yati Narsinghanand

Fresh charges slapped on hatemonger Yati Narsinghanand

Rediff.com17 Jan 2022

Fresh charges have been slapped on Yati Narsinghanand for abusing a journalist and photographer after being offended by a question they had asked during an interview.

1,000 Cases Of Violence Against Women Daily

1,000 Cases Of Violence Against Women Daily

Rediff.com18 Dec 2023

Cruelty by the husband (or his relatives) accounted for about 40 per cent of these cases. Delhi reported the highest number of cases of crimes against women (12,552) followed by Mumbai with over 5,000 cases.

Complete breakdown in Manipur law and order, says SC, summons DGP on Aug 7

Complete breakdown in Manipur law and order, says SC, summons DGP on Aug 7

Rediff.com1 Aug 2023

Having called as "deeply disturbing" the video of two women being paraded naked in Manipur, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said there was a long delay in registering the FIR in connection with the incident.

Jignesh Mevani sent to 5-day police custody in assault case

Jignesh Mevani sent to 5-day police custody in assault case

Rediff.com26 Apr 2022

Mevani has been booked under Indian Penal Code sections 294 (uttering obscene words in public), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 353 (assaulting a public servant in the execution of duty) and 354 (using criminal force to a woman intending to outrage her modesty).

Court grants bail to Mevani, puts Assam police in dock for false FIR

Court grants bail to Mevani, puts Assam police in dock for false FIR

Rediff.com29 Apr 2022

Gujarat legislator Jignesh Mevani was granted bail by a court in Assam's Barpeta district on Friday in a case related to the alleged assault of a woman police officer.

South Korean YouTuber meets 'Indian heroes' who 'saved' her

South Korean YouTuber meets 'Indian heroes' who 'saved' her

Rediff.com2 Dec 2022

"Lunch with two Indian gentlemen who help me to post the video and save me on the street. Aditya & Atharva" she wrote.

2 held for harassing Korean woman in Mumbai

2 held for harassing Korean woman in Mumbai

Rediff.com1 Dec 2022

The Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested two men for allegedly molesting and stalking a South Korean woman YouTuber on a street in the city, an official said.

SC reserves order in plea against Bombay HC's skin-to-skin ruling

SC reserves order in plea against Bombay HC's skin-to-skin ruling

Rediff.com30 Sep 2021

The Supreme Court Thursday reserved judgement on appeals against the Bombay High Court verdict which had held that no offence of sexual assault under the POCSO Act is made out if there is no direct 'skin-to-skin' contact between accused and the victim.

Ranveer Looks Tired And Quite Unsexy

Ranveer Looks Tired And Quite Unsexy

Rediff.com1 Aug 2022

Far from outraging any woman's sensibility or sense of modesty, Ranveer looks like he could do with a hot meal and a hug, notes Deepa Gahlot.

Son accidentally videographs father raping minor

Son accidentally videographs father raping minor

Rediff.com29 Jun 2023

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 68-year-old man while his son ended up recording the act on his phone suspecting that his father practised black magic, the police in Delhi said on Thursday.

Yati Narsinghanand sent to 14-day judicial custody

Yati Narsinghanand sent to 14-day judicial custody

Rediff.com16 Jan 2022

Yati Narsinghanand, the head priest of the Dasna temple in Ghaziabad, was picked up on Saturday night from Sarvanand Ghat of the Ganga, where he was staging a 'satyagraha' against the arrest of another accused in the case Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, earlier known as Waseem Rizvi.

SC stays HC order on groping without skin to skin contact

SC stays HC order on groping without skin to skin contact

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

On January 19, the high court had said that groping a minor's breast without "skin to skin contact" cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the POCSO Act.

'Asaram habitual offender': Prosecution seeks life imprisonment

'Asaram habitual offender': Prosecution seeks life imprisonment

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

The 81-year-old godman is currently lodged in a Jodhpur jail, where he is serving life sentence in another case of raping a minor girl at his ashram in Rajasthan in 2013.